Sex education debate was not our MPs’ finest hour
2022 in review: misinformation on a crucial topic for the young The debate in parliament on whether sex education should be mandatory in schools plummeted...
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Unions will be consulted over sex ed material
Unions will be consulted before the material to be taught in sex education classes is decided on, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. His...
President signs controversial sex education legislation (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades has signed the legislation on sex education in schools which was passed by parliament, despite the attorney general claiming it is unconstitutional....
Contentious sex education law being referred back to parliament
The contentious sex education law will be referred back to parliament as the attorney-general has deemed it unconstitutional, the government said on Thursday. Nonetheless, Education...
Up to president to decide on sex education law says Prodromou
The future of the contentious sex education law lies in the hands of President Nicos Anastasiades who will decide whether to sign it into effect...
MP’s comments on sex ed branded ‘disgrace to public life’
Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous committed a criminal offence with the homophobic and racists rhetoric he spewed during parliament’s plenum, Akel said on Saturday. The party...
Ruckus at House over sex education, Accept LGBTI+ calls for action over ‘hate speech’ (Updated)
Parliament on Friday voted to introduce mandatory sex education in schools, in a session that House President Annita Demetriou said will go down in history...
House president chides minister over sex education interference
Attempts by Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou to interfere in parliament’s scheduled vote on mandating sex education in schools is “blatantly unethical” and violates the separation...
Diko in last-minute attempt to scupper sex education bill
Disy, Akel and the Green Party on Monday accused Diko MP Nicolas Papadopoulos of deliberately attempting to scupper a bill which would introduce mandatory sex...
Sex education needed to help protect children from abuse
Sex education needs to have a place in teaching as part of a broader government strategy to protect children from sexual abuse, children’s rights commissioner...
